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[Molecular exploration of the R91W (RPE65 gene) in Tunisian patients with early onset retinal dystrophy and early onset retinitis pigmentosa].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Jul 2015
Chouchene Ibtissem, Largueche Leila, Derouiche Kaouther, Mabrouk Souad, Abdelhak Sonia, El Matri Leila
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited retinal dystrophies are the major causes of blindness and visual impairment. Visual loss is due to neurosensory retinal and pigment epithelium cells degeneration. The most severe were Leber Congenital amaurosis (LCA), juvenile retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and early onset RP. The LCA and juvenile RP are called «Early Onset Retinal Dystrophy» (EORD). OBJECTIVE: Molecular exploration of the R91W...
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